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Meaning of MILIARY

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  1. \Mil"ia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium
    millet: cf. F. miliaire.]
    1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.
    
    2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as,
       a miliary fever.
    
    3. (Zo["o]l.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles
       of Echini.
    
    
  2. \Mil"ia*ry\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
    One of the small tubercles of Echini.
    
    
 

 

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